education creates the future of tomorrow

“our goal is to create opportunities for women by providing modern education in the Lumla area”. The aim is that the girls will become resourceful women in their own locality, working as teachers, social workers, healthcare workers, metors and medical professionals. By being taught in the Bodong Tradition of Buddhism, they will help to revitalize their coultural and religious heritage.” (Siri Weirum, project coordinator Norway)

Geshe Pema Dorjee is currently running a project to build a nunnery and school for orphaned girls in Lumla, Arrunachal Pradesh. When visiting the remote area in the North East of India, he immediately recognized people suffering from extreme poverty.

Due to the remoteness, inaccessibility, poor infrastructure and poverty of the villages in this region, children rarely get any education. Older children work in agriculture, while girls often remain isolated, maintaining the households and taking care of the younger children.
If parents could afford to send their children to school or monastery, they would send a son. It is important to guarantee equal opportunities for educations and schooling. The children get a loving home and a good education at the monastery and school.

overview of educational aspects:

• language studies Tibetan, English, Hindi
• literature and reading comprehension
• mathematics, social studies and science
• health, hygiene and environmental awareness
• Buddhist philosophy according to the Bodong Tradition
• computer literacy

A Lumla Bodong Nunnery Sponsorship program is in the process of being developed to recruit sponsors in Norway and the Netherlands to support the individual girls who will be admitted to the Nunnery. It will be modeled on the Porong Monastery Sponsorship program in Kathmandu.

Further contributions and support are highly welcome. We will keep you posted on fundraising and information events in the different countries.

for more information and contact:

Norway:          Siri.Weirum@gmail.com (Siri Weirum)
Netherlands:  bodong.lumla@gmail.com, c.stuyvenberg@gmail.com (Cecilie Weirum Stuyvenberg)
Belgium:         www.support4nepal.blogspot.com, flamez@skynet.be

porong gompa

In the meantime Porong Gompa is well established education institution and monastery. Another sponsorship based system is Bright Horizon Chrildren´s Home, where children (orphaned, poor backgrounds, from remote villages) arrive. It is also possible and easy to take direct sponsorships here. We will forward your request to the right contact and coordinator.

In an ongoing process, funds will go to implementing school facilities, building new schools and classrooms, providing material and books,supporting school fees.

for more information and contact:

US:                  Tibetan Buddhist Charitable Aid, Inc. (TBCA, Carol and Stephen Mackauf )
Israel:              web: http://www.dharma-friends.org.il, miriarama@gmail.com (Miri Arama),
Estonia:          sydames@gmail.com, lochen.jangchup@gmail.com (Krista Umbjarv
Switzerland:  Bright Horizon Children´s Home (Marlies Kornfeld, Anja Bundschuh)
Norway:         Siri.Weirum@gmail.com (Siri Weirum)
Netherlands: bodong.lumla@gmail.com, c.stuyvenberg@gmail.com (Cecilie Weirum Stuyvenberg)
Belgium:        www.support4nepal.blogspot.com, flamez@skynet.be,